Bosnian is classified in the Indo-European group, and in the Slavic subset. The Slavic languages became grouped as Southern, Western, and Eastern.
The language is based on Shtokavian, which is the most popular variation of Serbo-Croatian, and more particularly on the sub-dialect called Eastern Herzegovinian. Bosnian has more Arabic, Turkish, and Persian loanwords than Croatian and Serbian due to its links with these cultures via Islamic ties. Bosnia began to establish itself as an individual language after the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the s.
The language was given official status in , as were Serbian and Croatian. At BHRT , where Smital works, the grammar and style take priority over orthography, while rules on the differences between the languages are not rigid. However, TV viewers can be. Such divisive policies limit interactions between generations of young people, who — even when attending the same schools — remain strangers to each other.
Bosniak politicians, however, strongly oppose the arbitrary renaming of their language, and it has been the subject of heated political debates for many years. In spite of nationalist politics, many experts from the Balkans agree that Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian and Montenegrin are one language with different names.
A similarly polycentric language is English, which has different characteristics in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, for example, but it is still the same language. Sandra Zlotrg, who heads the Sarajevo-based Linguists Association is one of the signatories. The fact that everyone speaks a common language does not prevent any individual from calling it what they want, nor does it impede their right to express their affiliation to any ethnic group or country, the Declaration states.
Thousands of intellectuals, artists and public figures from the region have signed it since its launch last year, but it was strongly opposed by nationalists from all sides in the various former Yugoslav republics.
In the Orthodox areas of Serbia and Bosnia , Glagolitic was replaced by the Cyrillic alphabet in the 12th century. The Cyrillic alphabet along with the Latin alphabet, which was adopted in the Catholic areas was reformed in the 19th century to create a better one-to-one correspondence between sounds and letters as well as a one-to-one correspondence between the symbols in the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet was revised in the 19th century.
The two alphabets map well onto each other. The two alphabets are given below. Toggle navigation. Bosnian Dobrodoshli — Welcome. Labio- dental. Post- alveolar. Alveo- palatal. Listen » Some basic phrases in Bosnian. Language Difficulty. How difficult is it to learn Bosnian? Bosnian is considered to be a Category II language in terms of difficulty for speakers of English. Languages A-Z. Select Language. Tibetic Languages.
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Thank you for your input everyone. Happy travels! Hi, Just happened to pass through your question. I tell you something from my own experience in Bosnia last year for 10 days in the Federation.
At Ljubicica pronounced Leeubichitsa! You can also buy a map for 4 Euros or 8 marks, though this is not the best! Usually the owner of the room shows up with his car! Pay for one or two nights and find out how it goes and pay for the rest later. If you like to have kitchen facility ask the agency. Sarajevo is a good base for trips to other destinations in the federation eg.
Tuzla, Tranvik, Jaice yaitse , Gorazde, Mostar etc. Remember if you take a bus, buy a same day return ticket. Get the schedule actually you have to note it down! Speaking Bosnian is not necessary but phonetic guideline is, so that you can at least pronounce the right phrases to make them understand! Many Bosnians once lived or stayed abroad came back and opened their own businesses.
Young people may speak English but they are shy. However I was amazed by a guided tour in 'medressa' by a 14 year old bosnian student with her fluent American accent! War is the last thing comes in peoples mind but people wont mind to share their experience in private. Bosnians are very polite and hospitable. As there are few tourists, there are few touts! Good trip! Once again, I can see you are arriving at 9,00 p. Alternatively you can book a hostel over internet Your e-mail was a treasure trove of good information, Reza.
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